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Old 07-11-2016, 02:58 PM   #54
davepl
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Re: Best brand of windshield?

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Originally Posted by BrianG View Post
What was wrong with your tint Dave. I heard that you had a lamination issue also, isn't that correct?
It was pretty much untinted at all. The guy at the glass shop demonstrated by holding a white cloth up behind it. The Summit one looked no different, maybe just a tad darker than clear. The Chinese one they had brought in was greenish like the side glass.

It was also missing the lamination in the corner for about 1.5". The seal itself covered the outside 1" of it, so you only saw a little corner once it was installed, but I'm glad I had it replaced anyway.

If I had it to do over again (and they offered to do it for free!) I'd make sure I had new stainless. I and a friend tried to install it 5-7 times and that took a bit of a toll. Plus one of my pieces is repro and you can tell it's not as tight a fit. So I will collect a set of OEM stainless, get it polished, and then redo it I think.
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